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A literature review of services for mentally disordered offenders
- Author:
- DREWETT Alison
- Publisher:
- University of Leicester. Nuffield Community Care Studies Unit
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 57p
- Place of publication:
- Leicester
The Health of the Nation document (1992) identified services for mentally disordered offenders (MDOs) as a priority problem. It is against this background that Leicestershire Health has asked for a literature review of services for this client category in order to inform the commissioning process. This review is chiefly concerned with the overall pattern of services which should be available for MDOs and does not include material specific to the technical skills of the various professionals who provide help for MDOs. For example, there is no discussion of the sorts of therapies which can be used for different sorts of offenders. It is assumed that such information will form part of individual professionals' own skills. Information is not given on specific client categories, such as women, ethnic minorities and people with learning disabilities, or on consumer views.
Death and people with learning disabilities: interventions to support clients and carers
- Author:
- CATHCART Fiona
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 34(2), May 1995, pp.165-175.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The needs of people with learning disabilities who are bereaved have been acknowledged in the last decade. There is more understanding of ways to meet these needs. Carers need training and support when working with people who are dying or bereaved. This paper reviews the relevant literature, offers guidelines for practice and highlights area for further development.
Outcome of psychoanalysis, psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychotherapy with people with intellectual disabilities: a review
- Author:
- BEAIL Nigel
- Journal article citation:
- Changes an International Journal of Psychology and Psychotherapy, 13(3), 1995, pp.186-191.
There is a small but growing literature in the area of psychotherapy with people with intellectual disabilities. This literature does not reflect an equivalent growth in psychotherapy practice and tends to focus on process rather than outcome. Article suggests that further outcome research is necessary to help avoid a continuation of the psychotherapeutic neglect of people with intellectual disabilities.
Defining and assessing quality of life
- Author:
- MAYERS Christine A.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 58(4), April 1995, pp.146-150.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article is a literature review, undertaken to have a fuller understanding of what is meant by the term 'quality of life' and how it is measured or assessed. The literature review shows that the term is not clearly defined. It is suggested that occupational therapists each have their own definition and may use the term too narrowly: a satisfactory quality of life means something different to all of us, whether we be occupational therapists or client. Suggests that it is more useful to find out what definitions a client gives to their quality of life when discussing the subject rather than trying to measure aspects of it by definitions of professionals.